#birth-rates — Public Fediverse posts

A summary of rapidly declining fertility rates: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/below-replacement-fertility-world-population/

Noah Smith on why economists should freak out about it: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/economists-should-be-worried-about

Idrees Kahloon on why nobody should freak out about it: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/birth-rate-panic-overblown/688320/?gift=TCdGb93Qc4nVepj3DCKKPiReAjyBUrCdu5dRo-JTDsU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Olga Khazan on fertility differences between liberals and conservatives: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/08/fertility-gap-conservative-liberal/688334/?gift=TCdGb93Qc4nVepj3DCKKPj6D4zwpTnyJSxzKGCZ8xZU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

#Fertility #BirthRates

'Many countries around the world are in a unique position in #humanhistory: rather than having a constant or growing #population, their populations are starting to shrink. This is not a temporary decline, caused by #war or #famine. There are plenty of population shocks like that in the history books.

Instead, this decline is structural. It is caused by falling #birthrates .'

#ourworldindata

Via @ourworldindata.org

https://ourworldindata.org/which-countries-have-already-passed-peak-population-and-when-will-the-rest-do-so?utm_source=OWID+Newsletter&utm_campaign=fd5de5d857-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2e166c1fc1-fd5de5d857-267944929

In this issue of #ChangingPopulations, we report on findings that suggest declining fertility isn't simply the result of young people rejecting relationships and parenthood. Instead, economic and social barriers are making these goals harder to achieve - head to page 3

▶️ https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link

#demography #population #fertility #parenthood #relationships #youngpeople #housing #employment #financialsecurity #economics #socialscience #families #birthrates #populationtrends

CPC member Dr Bernice Kuang was recently interviewed for the Voice of Islam Breakfast Radio Show, drawing on #ESRC UK #GenerationsandGendersurvey findings to discuss 'The #birth rate crisis: An #economic trend or a moral shift?'.

https://soundcloud.com/voislam/breakfast-show-podcast-29-05?in=voislam/sets/breakfast-show-podcast-2024-1&si=9e39ef03901c424ba2f91c0cc2fc6f7b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing#t=27%3A51

#fertility #fertilityDecline #fallingfertility #birthrates #family #youngpeople #generations #populationdecline #babybust #demography #population #socialpolicy

🎤 CPC member Dr Bernice Kuang was interviewed by #AlJazeera for a documentary examining the forces driving the global decline in #birthrates and asking what #fallingfertility means for the future.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/6arz6gdwxgM?si=w5c-ws3OKdFJ_2-v

#demography #socialpolicy #populationbust #decliningbirthrates #generationsandGendersurvey

Researchers believe the widespread adoption of smartphones like the iPhone has a direct link to declining birth rates in the U.S. and across 128 countries.

The New York Times delves (yes, delves) into the findings from two studies:
https://flip.it/7oAwRz

#Smartphones #iPhone #BirthRates

Elon Musk Warns India’s Birth Rate Has ‘Fallen Beyond Replacement’; Internet Has Thoughts

http://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/110633/elon-musk-warns-indias-birth-rate-has-fallen-beyond-replacement-internet-has-thoughts

📑 NEW #HouseofLords Library briefing references a recent #Economics Observatory article by CPC-CG members Professors Ann Berrington and Hill Kulu on the reasons behind #decliningbirthrates "reflecting on empirical evidence from the ‘#generations and #gender’ surveys, they said that 'most people retain a firm desire to have #children but that this desire is not being matched by actual behaviour'."

Read the full report: https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/declining-birth-rates-and-population-ageing-impact-and-government-response/#fn-10

#birthrates #fertility #fallingfertility #ageing

Yesterday, CPC-CG member Professor Ann Berrington spoke with the Financial Times about the latest #OfficeForNationalStatistics data on #births in #England and #Wales. The data shows that, in 2025, the number of #babies born fell to the lowest level in almost half a century and continues the long-term trend of #fallingbirths going back over the past decade.

https://www.ft.com/content/78b75687-62d3-4847-a950-7e0a79256390?syn-25a6b1a6=1

#demography #fertility #childbearing #havingchildren #families #birthrates #decliningbirthrates #fallingbirthrates

📉 CPC member Dr Bernice Kuang was called on to discuss whether #fallingbirthrates are really something to worry about, for the latest #TheRestisPolitics newsletter.

Bernice described how declining #birthrates should not provoke panic.

Instead, #policymakers should use them to devise big picture strategies to help #youngpeople have #children if and when they want to, alongside creating solutions to #care for #oldergenerations as they age.

https://mailchi.mp/therestispolitics/birth-rates-trip-non-members-17590395

#fertility #family #genz

📺 ICYMI last night - CPC member Brienna Perelli-Harris (University of Southampton‬) was interviewed by #BBCSouthToday about the effects of falling #birthrates

The interview appeared in an evening news feature on the effects of fewer #children on local child-focused #businesses. Brienna said research suggests attitudes towards having children are shifting among #youngergenerations based on findings from her ‪#ESRC -funded UK #GenerationsandGendersurvey project https://youtu.be/H0sj8LWcMUw?si=SicgExUtRX6-lwdy

#fertility

📉 Interviewed about the effects of falling #birthrates on local businesses, CPC member Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris said attitudes towards #havingchildren are shifting among #youngergenerations:

"About 15% of the #GenZ cohort say that they definitely don't want to have #children, and that's quite different from previous generations and previous studies that have been done," she said. "Another 30% say that they probably don't or are uncertain about having #kids." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4pzweqdgpo

Why do people all around the world not want to have babies? According to @newyorktimes, it's not simply a question of jobs, affordability or housing. It runs deeper. Now, we must consider the "shadows of the future" — the deep sense of uncertainty about what's to come. [gift link]

https://flip.it/fgKZtl

#Parenting #Culture #Family #Birthrates

'Rather than trying to “fix” falling #birthrates, #policymakers should prepare for an #older #population – from rethinking how #oldage support is funded, to enabling people to remain in #work for longer. “Simply telling people to have more #babies is unlikely to work,” said CPC-CG member Dr Bernice Kuang' (Department of #SocialStatistics and #Demography at the University of #Southampton), who spoke with #TheGuardian last week about the latest #ONS #PopulationProjections.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/02/what-happens-when-deaths-outnumber-births

Interesting ...

"Ranked: CO2 Emissions Per Person by Major Economy"

#Population #Demographics #News #BirthRates #FutureCast #UN #WHO #Politics #Government #Society #EU #Emissions #Pollution #Climate #Green

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-co2-per-capita-by-major-economy/

"How the world is dealing with falling birth rates – five different approaches"

#Population #Demographics #News #BirthRates #FutureCast #UN #WHO #Politics #Government #Society #EU #USA #US #Immigration #Economics

https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-five-countries-with-striking-approaches-to-affecting-their-birth-rates

"If the clampdown on immigration also continues, the total U.S. population is expected to peak around 2029 or 2030, and begin a permanent decline thereafter."

#Population #Demographics #News #BirthRates #FutureCast #UN #WHO #Politics #Government #Society #EU #USA #US #Immigration #Economics

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4574353-america-is-getting-older-and-will-soon-be-shrinking

"From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world "

#Population #Demographics #News #BirthRates #FutureCast #UN #WHO #Politics #Government #Society #EU #USA #US #Immigration #Economics

https://theconversation.com/from-youth-bulges-to-graying-societies-the-demographic-dynamics-that-are-upending-the-world-274276

"How Much U.S. Population Growth Comes From Immigration"

#Population #Demographics #News #BirthRates #FutureCast #UN #WHO #Politics #Government #Society #EU #USA #US #Immigration

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/immigrations-share-of-population-growth-by-u-s-state-2021-2025/

Eurostat lowers Poland’s 2100 population forecast by 4 million

#Population #Demographics #News #BirthRates #FutureCast #UN #WHO #Politics #Government #Society #EU #Politics

https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/04/24/eurostat-lowers-polands-2100-population-forecast-by-4-million/

Human population is beginning to decline.

"Teens making drones: Russia’s demographic collapse
Despite the Kremlin’s focus on raising birth rates, a combination of war and failed policy means the country’s steep population decline now seems terminal."

#Population #Demographics #News #BirthRates #FutureCast #UN #WHO #Politics #Government #Society #EU #Russia

https://www.codastory.com/armed-conflict/teens-making-drones-russias-demographic-collapse/

"Rising living costs, persistent gendered divisions of labor & long-standing pattern of delayed marriage cannot be solved by cash alone." - Prof. Masakazu Yamauchi, Waseda

▶️ How Japan Finally Made It Impossible to Make Babies
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1QPMcWpJEgM&si=60X1-Kw_VO78VHpE
#japan #birthrates #babies

"But the anti-abortion movement is not, in fact, a movement dedicated to ending abortion. It is a movement dedicated to ending women’s equality."

#Trump #TitleX #women #TeenPregnancies #abortion #contraception #BirthControl #pregnancy #WhiteChristianNationalism #DHS #GreatReplacement #BirthRates
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"The anti-abortion movement generally opposes contraception, and wants it to go the way of legal abortion in the United States.

It may seem odd that a movement ostensibly dedicated to ending abortion would oppose the tools that are the most effective at ending abortion."

~Jill Filipovic

#Trump #TitleX #women #TeenPregnancies #abortion #contraception #BirthControl #pregnancy #WhiteChristianNationalism #DHS #GreatReplacement #BirthRates
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https://www.throughline.news/p/is-trump-taking-taxpayer-dollars

"The anti-abortion movement; the MAHA, or Make America Healthy Again, movement; and pronatalists who want to see birthrates rise at nearly any cost."

#Trump #TitleX #women #TeenPregnancies #abortion #contraception #BirthControl #pregnancy #WhiteChristianNationalism #DHS #GreatReplacement #BirthRates
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"Instead of getting highly effective contraception methods to the country’s poorest women so that they may decide if and when to have children, Title X under Mr. Trump seems aimed at getting more women pregnant, whether they want to be or not. And it appears to cater to three influential parts of the Trump coalition:"

#Trump #TitleX #women #TeenPregnancies #abortion #contraception #BirthControl #pregnancy #WhiteChristianNationalism #DHS #GreatReplacement #BirthRates
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"President Trump seems intent on killing Title X. This month, the Department of Health and Human Services quietly issued new funding guidelines that have effectively subverted the program’s entire purpose."

~ Jill Filipovic

#Trump #TitleX #women #TeenPregnancies #abortion #contraception #BirthControl #pregnancy #WhiteChristianNationalism #DHS #GreatReplacement #BirthRates
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/opinion/trump-birth-control.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.t30R.siSO77FL75xu&smid=url-share

"The 'pink pill pipeline' is luring in young women with frothy celebrity content before sucking them into the sewer of 'you don’t want to vote sweetie' and 'birth control is unnatural, you should have babies and stay home.'”

~ Rebecca Schoenkopf

#women #BirthRates #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #ReproductiveFreedom #GreatReplacement
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https://www.wonkette.com/p/worlds-gone-wrong-tabs-fri-april

"It is tempting for religious leaders to respond to low birth rates with moral exhortation: be generous, be hopeful, welcome life. Those are not wrong words. But when those words land on bodies already stretched thin, they can sound like spiritual gaslighting: 'Trust God,' spoken by institutions that do not carry the cost."

#BirthRates #TeenMothers #TeenPregnancy #GreatReplacement #pronatalism #women #patriarchy
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